The court shall have power to:

1. (1) Enforce all provisions of this chapter;
2. (2) Set, approve, or reconsider the amount of the assignee's bond;
3. (3) Authorize the business of the assignor to be conducted for limited periods by the assignee, if in the best interest of the estate;
4. (4) Allow or disallow claims against the estate and determine their priority;
5. (5) Determine any claims of exemption by the assignor, if disputed;

6. (6) Hear and determine any of the following actions brought by the assignee, which she or he is hereby empowered to maintain:

   1. (a) Enforce the turnover of assets of the estate pursuant to s. 727.106;
   2. (b) Determine the validity, priority, and extent of a lien or other interests in assets of the estate, or to subordinate or avoid an unperfected security interest pursuant to the assignee's rights as a lien creditor under s. 679.301;
   3. (c) Avoid any conveyance or transfer void or voidable by law;
7. (7) Approve the assignee's final report and interim and final distributions to creditors;
8. (8) Approve reasonable fees and the reimbursement of expenses for the assignee and all professional persons retained by the assignee, upon objection of a party in interest or upon the court's own motion;
9. (9) Hear and determine any motion brought by a party in interest or by the court to close the estate after the passage of 1 year from the date of filing of the petition;
10. (10) Discharge the assignee and the assignee's surety from liability upon matters included in the assignee's final report;
11. (11) Reopen estates for cause shown;
12. (12) Punish by contempt any failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter or any order of the court made pursuant to this chapter; and
13. (13) Exercise such other and further powers as are necessary to enforce or carry out the provisions of this chapter.

History.--s. 9, ch. 87-174; s. 942, ch. 97-102.